If you're running Win7 and Win2k8, you're running IPv6 internally at least.
What's a bit horrifying is that most IPv4 firewalls are fairly transparent to at least one of the Windows IPv6 transports - Teredo. That's because it's UDP encapsulated, and most firewalls not only don't understand Teredo, they aren't configured to default deny UDP outbound.. Just as important is that running IPv6 unknowingly on your LAN leaves some interesting security holes - in particular Router Advertisements, which if abused can be used for MITM attacks. Momentum is building for IPv6 externally, as well. The US DoD is pushing it, and apparently (some/many/most/all?) mobile phone networks in at least the US are already using it due to IPv4 address exhaustion and the inadequacy of NAT as a palliative. Also, China and the rest of Asia will drive it strongly as well. It'll take some time, but better to be prepared early than get bit by it when the crunch comes for your organization. Kurt On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 14:20, James Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > We have one ISP here in Australia now providing IPv6 for all of their > customers and it isn't either of the two main ISP's > http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/412683/internode_first_take_ipv6_plunge/#closeme > > At the current rate I'd be very surprised if the majority of ISP's were ready > by 6 June. There just doesn't seem to be the momentum. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2012 4:04 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: World IPv6 day... > > http://www.worldipv6launch.org/ > > Last year's effort was a one-day thing. > > This year they're supposedly making it permanent. > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
